Which zodiac signs clash with Tai Sui in 2026 (丙午)

2026 is a 丙午 year, so Tai Sui sits with the Horse. In the traditional almanac, any sign whose earthly branch matches the year's, or opposes, punishes, harms or breaks it, is said to clash with Tai Sui (犯太歲). Here are the signs affected this year - you only need your birth year to check.

Signs affected this year

The zodiac year turns at lunar new year here, matching how this site casts charts. Some almanacs turn it at Li Chun (立春) instead, so if you were born in late January or early February the two methods can put you a whole sign apart.

What people do about it

The usual practice is to register at a temple at new year, light a Tai Sui lamp, or make an offering to the year's Tai Sui general. It is custom rather than rule, and both the practice and the cost vary by region. Beyond that the standard advice is unremarkable: avoid big irreversible moves that year, read contracts twice, and pay attention to health and travel.

To be clear: Tai Sui is zodiac almanac practice, not Zi Wei Dou Shu

Tai Sui is judged from the earthly branch of your birth year alone. There are twelve possible answers, so everyone born in your zodiac year gets the same one. Zi Wei Dou Shu asks a different question: it builds a chart from your birth year, month, day and hour, then the year's heavenly stem moves four transformations onto stars sitting in your own palaces - so two people of the same sign get different readings. The two are commonly consulted side by side, but they are not one system, and this site does not blur them together.

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